FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Reefoot Lake Area

["Ken Leggett" <kcleggett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Today a dark morph adult Rough-legged Hawk was observed one mile south the 
intersection of Great River Road and Highway 79 in Lake County by Nancy Moore 
and myself.  It flew up and down the area for about ten minutes and it was easy 
to observe.  
A number of groups of Snow Geese were also seen in Lake County just north of 
the prison and west along Highway 78 to just south of Black Bayou.  During the 
last week, large flocks of these birds (up to 150,000) have been observed in 
the area.  They move regulary from Long Point, Black Bayou around Cates Landing 
and across the river into New Madrid and Pemiscot Counties in Missouri.

Last Wednesday there was a very large flock just east of the road at Cates 
Landing that was estimated at 150,000 by some observers but when I flew over 
the area a couple of hours later they were gone.

Today, the Bald Eagles were much more apparent than they have been.  Seven were 
seen in the Air Park area, 6 in Black Bayou and southwest to Cates and three in 
Dyer County.

Also, late this afternoon I had 3 Short-eared Owls just off Highway 78 on 79.


Ken Leggett
Dyersburg, TN 

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